#bc8ca4

Color #bc8ca4

A muted light pink.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.12 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-400 #a89ea9 · ΔE 12.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bc8ca4

RGB

rgb(188, 140, 164)

HSL

hsl(330, 26.4%, 64.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(330, 25.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.5%, 12.8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(63.45, 22.03, -5.51)

LCH

lch(63.45, 22.71, 345.96)

OKLCH

oklch(69.3%, 0.0664, 347.47)

HWB

hwb(330, 54.9%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8cbca4

Analogous

#bc8cbc

#bc8ca4

#bc8c8c

Triadic

#bc8ca4

#a4bc8c

#8ca4bc

Split-complementary

#bc8ca4

#8cbc8c

#8cbcbc

Tetradic

#bc8ca4

#bca48c

#8cbca4

#8ca4bc

Square

#bc8ca4

#bcbc8c

#8cbca4

#8c8cbc

Shades

Color #bc8ca4 mixed toward black.

#a86989

#8a506d

#683c52

#452837

#23141b

Tints

Color #bc8ca4 mixed toward white.

#c79fb3

#d2b2c2

#ddc5d1

#e9d9e1

#f4ecf0

Tones

Color #bc8ca4 mixed toward gray.

#b890a4

#b494a4

#b098a4

#ac9ca4

#a8a0a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a99f · ΔE 25.5

Deuteranopia

#acaf9d · ΔE 30.6

Tritanopia

#ba9a99 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bc8ca4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bc8ca4]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#bc8ca4 (#bc8ca4) is rgb(188, 140, 164) in RGB.

No, #bc8ca4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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